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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Costa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick from Costa.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaunismieli has Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Costa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Costa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaunismieli.
Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Costa digs a right hand underneath Kaunismieli's ribcage. Kaunismieli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Costa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Costa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Costa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaunismielis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa thumps Kaunismieli with a low kick.
Costa throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Costa scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costa.
Kaunismieli misses the shot to the body.
Kaunismieli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costa.
Costa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Costa misses with a low kick.
Costa loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
Kaunismieli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costa.
Kaunismieli blocks the body kick.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaunismieli.
Costa is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Costa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a three punch combo that has Costa backing up. Costa nods at Kaunismieli to acknowledge the strikes.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Costa.
Kaunismieli connects with a crisp jab.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Costa tenderised Kaunismieli's leg. Kaunismieli is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Costa.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut.
Costa cracks the inside of Kaunismieli's front leg.
Costa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Costa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Costa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Costa scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Costa.
Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Costa.
Costa throws a low kick but Kaunismieli avoids it.
Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It looks like Costa has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kaunismieli dodges the punch combination from Costa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa cracks the inside of Kaunismieli's front leg.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but Costa moved away.
Costa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Costa connects with a crisp jab.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costa tries to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli saw it coming and moves away.
Kaunismieli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Costa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kaunismieli - the referee stops the clock and Costa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kaunismieli. Costa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Costa lands a head shot.
Kaunismieli moves away from the strike by Costa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Costa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Costa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Costa connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaunismieli walks into a straight right hand from Costa.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Kaunismieli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Costa moves out of range as Kaunismieli strikes.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costa.
Decent striking displayed by Costa there.
Costa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Costa throws a leg kick which misses Kaunismieli's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaunismieli tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli blocks a jab.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Kaunismieli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luis Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa punishes Kaunismieli's body with a nice straight punch.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick from Costa.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Costa cracks Kaunismieli with a good jab.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaunismieli scoring well with a low kick there.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kaunismieli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.
Costa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli staying out of range there.
Kaunismieli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the body
and Costa counters with a stiff right hand.
Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa cracks Kaunismieli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Costa scores with the left hand. Kaunismieli knows he should have avoided that one.
Costa feints and then cracks Kaunismieli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaunismieli down.
Nice jab there from Costa.
Costa thumps Kaunismieli with a low kick.
Kaunismieli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Costa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A good leg kick by Costa.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Costa.
Costa scores with a leg kick.
Costa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Costa scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaunismieli. That snapped Costa's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Costa.
Luis Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kaunismieli misses.
Kaunismieli looks to land a body kick but Costa moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Costa misses with a low kick.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaunismieli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kaunismieli is looking to chop away at Costa's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Costa.
Kaunismieli throws a front kick aimed at Costa's knee but Costa avoids it well.
Kaunismieli throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaunismieli.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa feints and then cracks Kaunismieli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaunismieli down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Costa.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Costa connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Costa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaunismieli blocks a head kick by Costa.
Costa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costa connects with a nice looking jab.
Costa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costa works the jab nicely.
Jab from Costa.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa throws a nice looking combination but Kaunismieli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costa throws a hook but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Kaunismieli lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kaunismieli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costa throws a head kick that half lands.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaunismieli can do to turn this around?
Kaunismieli connects with a leg kick. Costa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kaunismieli will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick from Kaunismieli misses.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaunismieli.
A jab from Costa misses.
Costa moves away from the strike by Kaunismieli.
Costa lands with an overhand left.
Costa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Costa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Costa cracks Kaunismieli with an open hand slap.
A combination from Kaunismieli does no damage.
Kaunismieli is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Costa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Costa tries to move into range but Kaunismieli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kaunismieli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Costa slips under a jab from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Costa walks into a jab.
Costa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaunismieli. That did some damage!
Costa lands a high kick!
Kaunismieli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaunismieli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costa throws a hook but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch but Costa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaunismieli tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaunismieli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That kick from Costa tenderised Kaunismieli's leg. Kaunismieli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Costa lands a jab to Kaunismieli's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Costa. That's going to slow Kaunismieli down.
Costa connects with a single shot there.
Costa with a hook.
Kaunismieli lands a nice hook to Costa's body. Costa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Costa tests Kaunismieli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaunismieli wants to slow Costa down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand.
Costa throws a sloppy head kick and Kaunismieli moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Kaunismieli blocks the low kick.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the strikes.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaunismieli.
Costa scores with a hook.
A jab from Costa misses.
Costa throws a right hand that Kaunismieli ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaunismieli also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luis Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaunismieli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Costa!
A victorious Luis Costa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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